Pocster

I’ve got a poe cable out there direct from the network switch . Atmospheric issues causing me trouble . It’s in a plastic water proof box . I’ve cleaned it etc - all fine for a few days . Then with damp weather it just fails again

A few updates on the g4 doorbell You can see the parcel cam view - it’s just not obvious in the app ; but it’s there . It does indeed recognise parcels as the recorded footage shows it . But notifications of a parcel being left appear not to work . Managed to hopefully get another poe chime for upstairs .

The wired AP’s nonissues so far . The outdoor thing is shite . One adopted etc - put it outside I.e beyond triple glazing - barely get a signal . More concerning is the outdoor Shelly plugs don’t recognise it’s 2.4ghz - no idea why . Sent that back . As a test put an AP outside with doors closed . Lots of fiddling - such as changing 2.4ghz channel and can get a good connection to Shelly’s and a borderline good connection wirelessly to indoor AP . To achieve this I literally have indoor AP and outdoor AP on either side of the doors !

Yeah I’ll try this - if not I’ll get it for the external arial you mention . My problem is getting a WiFi signal to it through triple glazing - always been an issue .

Yeah realised that so ordered a 3 pin to poe injector . My 1st experience with Ubiquiti ap was some years ago . Never stayed adopted

Too slow everyone ! You’ve all had a whole 27 minutes ! went for 2 x us6 pro and for outdoors Ubiquiti UniFi UK-ULTRA Can always cancel order/return so no issue with testing

Sigh! I'm sure the ubiquiti God is watching me! My rock solid Asus mesh has lately ( for no apparent reason ) become flakey. So as I now have a cloud key I'm considering swapping to ubiquit access points. How does wired backhaul work on these?. On the Asus the backhaul had to plug straight into the main asus hub unit i.e. would not work via a network switch. Is this the same for the ubiquiti ?; or do they all just backhaul wired to a poe switch as normal? There seem to be a mountain of choices with AP here! - what should I go for?; want wifi 6 I guess. Also which do you suggest for outdoors ? - no poe - just a power point - so will be dependent on a wireless connection only Ay advice welcome!

Would an infra red camera help ??? - so I could try to track it

Filled all those tiny gaps . Had rain , still leaks ! Nothing else visually obvious to check !!

Glad to see you have the black ‘n gold dream brand of tools .

I was always reluctant with ubiquiti because of the cloud key . In the future say g6 - they can then do “ needs super cloud key gen 3 + “ … I did manage to get a 2nd hand one off eBay for £90 though . Or make its functionality paid subscription only …. . Don’t like locked in brands . But ! they do have some interesting cameras and sensors ( price ranging from reasonable to (expletive deleted)ing stupid ) . So I’m sure something will cause me to open my wallet once I’m convinced their doorbell works reliably.

Maybe … or the g5 pro edition is due !

Well ! You ubiquti guys must love this shite ! umpteen updates - to everything , cloud key , protect , os , doorbell , chime ; half the (expletive deleted)ing ubiquiti global network I think . Over and over again ! Finally can’t get anything else to update . Device discovery seems a bit hit and miss . But finally it’s all up ! Doorbell install is the worst I’ve ever seen . Plastic bits that don’t fit all held in place by a tiny m2 screw . Shite . Googling confirms my frustration . Hence in the photo the packaging tape holding that tiny (expletive deleted)er in place to reduce probability of falling out and losing it . Package cam is shite ( not that I was concerned about that ) - doesn’t even show that in the app - but does in the web ui . Oh and doesn’t identify a package anyway . Custom ring tones ? - nah , without ssh into it . What (expletive deleted)ing year is it !? Chime not loud 🫤 Anyway the chime works ( poe ) though you can’t configure / custom the chime . For a premium product with a premium price it’s a bit slack . Still - on test now . Instead of the default (expletive deleted)ing pointless dog picture on the screen I have a photo of one of my curries .

Clearly any of that wall is an issue as it sits on the slab . So I’ll fill more of those gaps but that doesn’t mean a hairline gap couldn’t open up . Might put a line of ct1 right in that edge I.e where the coping stone meets the wall stone . Over the entire wall , both sides .Think I’ll need to inspect the wall every year for any vulnerabilities….

Bummer ! Still leaks ! Considerably less though . That corner is bone dry so not there . i did notice this though … when the sun comes and it’s dry going to hose just that bit

Waiting for substantial rain …..

I said that many posts earlier ! I want credit for that !!!

Don’t you dare ! . You swap to even more expensive Ubiquiti like I have !

(expletive deleted) it ! g4 pro off eBay new stupid (expletive deleted)ing chime from Amazon used cloud key off eBay . Thats an expensive (expletive deleted)ing doorbell

Ffs ! the UniFi g4 does it all - even the chime is poe ! So perfect ! But I’m not paying £200 for the (expletive deleted)ing protect bs

Probably just buy a BS brand off Amazon - test it for 28 days then send it back as “ reason for return “ - shite

Yeah , I don’t need their cloud shite . Just want to treat it as a normal camera and record / spy via frigate and home assistant. (expletive deleted)ing Amazon shite .

Ring elite is poe so I assume uses that for power and data . But it’s pricey for a (expletive deleted)ing doorbell Also after more reading it would appear ring video streams aren’t accessible locally I.e no rtsp/url like normal but accessed via their ( amazon! ) cloud shite . So less keen on ring now . Regarding usb - can just stick an adaptor on the poe to take it to usb-c / micro whatever . Just want a (expletive deleted)ing chime that works - bastard things .

Ok - I give up on the reolink . For the love of Jesus it won’t maintain a consistent connection to the chime . I have the chime places as near as is possible to the front door ( less than 2m ) . App says it’s all fine of course . Whilst I can get it to usually trigger a home assistant event so that perhaps Alexa makes an announcement there’s no feed back of this at the door bell . So ! As this appears to be the only poe one ( apart from ubitique - cost too high as need cloud key ) looking at ring . I can poe to usb so I don’t have to rely on battery . Anyone with a ring on permanent charge see any issues ? - I assume it’s not a problem . Or indeed any other video doorbells that can be powered of usb . Googling seems a bit random / unhelpful on how some of the less well known brands are powered .

Been hosing that corner like it’s the end of the world . Many times a day since Friday . Yet to reproduce any leak at all ! . Not 100% convinced yet but …… getting there ……